IFL Announces Divisional Alignments

Article posted on: 2015-09-22 00:00:00

The 2015 Indoor Football League (IFL) Annual Board of Directors
Meetings have concluded in Las Vegas NV. Throughout the two-day event at Bally's
Hotel and Casino, the IFL continued to build off of a highly successful 2015 season and
offseason while continuing to strengthen the league's economic model and develop a
solid geographic footprint.

During the meetings, the IFL Board of Directors voted and established new conference
alignments. The League also voted to reestablish divisional alignments to further
emphasize regional rivalries. The newest additions to the IFL family in Spokane
and the Minnesota Havok have been added to the Intense and United Conferences
respectively.

With the development of new conference and divisional alignments, the Board of
Directors also restructured the playoff format for the 2016 season. Six teams will qualify
for the 2016 playoffs with the four divisional winners receiving an automatic bid. In
addition, there will be one wild card team from each conference. Playoff format is as
follows:

Round 1:
#1 seeds in each conference have a bye
#2 seeds in each conference host #3 seeds

The IFL Board of Directors also elected a new Executive Committee to oversee the
management, growth and development of the League. Tri-Cities Fever Owner Teri Carr
was elected as the Chairwoman of the Board. After serving several years on the
Executive Committee, this is Carr's first term as Chairwoman. Joining Carr on the
Committee is Jeff Lamberti from the Iowa Barnstormers. This is Lamberti's second year
as a member of the Committee. Finally, Nader Naini of Spokane was elected
as the final member of the Executive Committee. Spokane will begin their first season
of IFL play next spring.

Throughout the two-day event, league members participated in team building activities to
solidify the bonds that exist within the IFL Family. The league also created and
cultivated innovative practices to improve and expand upon its business model.

The 2016 IFL regular season schedule will be released in the coming weeks.